FOX AND BANK LLP, 1999 to present
Walnut Creek, CA
Partner and founding member of Fox & Bank
LLP, a law firm specializing in all aspects of family law,
including divorce, domestic partnership dissolution, pre-and
post-marital agreements, child custody, child support, spousal
support and property issues. Practice areas include family
law collaborative practice, consultation and litigation.
FRIEDMAN, ROSS & HERSH, 1995 -1999
San Francisco, CA
Senior Associate attorney in a San Francisco law firm that
specialized in family law and civil litigation. Managed a variety
of complex family law cases involving a range of issues, including
complicated property issues, high-conflict custody cases, and
support issues with unusual financial and investment components.
COMMUNITY LAW CENTER, 1991-1995
Oakland, CA
Staff Attorney in a private nonprofit law firm that specialized
in family law and probate matters for low income families.
NEVADA STATE SUPREME COURT, 1990-1991
Carson City, NV
Supreme Court Clerk for the Honorable Justice Cliff Young
of the Nevada State Supreme Court.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Brigeda Bank was selected by her peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 in the field
of Family Law (copyright 2008 by BestLawyers).
Northern California SuperLawyers named
Brigeda Bank as one of the top 100 Northern California
Super Lawyers in 2007.
Northern California
SuperLawyers named Brigeda Bank as one
of the top 50 Northern California female Super Lawyers in 2005
and in 2006.
Northern California
SuperLawyers named Brigeda
Bank as one of the “Super Lawyers” of 2004.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEE WORK
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
• Member, Northern California Board of Managers, 2006
and 2007.
• Northern California Symposium Chair, 2005
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
• Director North, ACFLS, 2001-2002
• Member, ACFLS Board of Directors, 2000-2004
• Treasurer, ACFLS Board of Directors, 2002-2003
• Member, Amicus Committee, 2005 to present
Art in the Courthouse
• Committee Member 2007 to present
Collaborative Practice Group of Contra Costa County (CPGCC)
• Member, Judicial Liaison Committee, 2006
Collaborative Law Association of Contra Costa County (CLACC)
• Founding Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
California State Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section
Contra Costa Bar Association
• Family Law Section
• Guest Editor, Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine, June 2002
Alameda County Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section
San Francisco Bar Association
• Member, Family Law Section
• Regularly serves as a Settlement Judge
Law Center for Families (formerly the Community Law Center
and the Community Law Aid Society of Alameda County)
• Member, Board of Directors (1997-2000)
